Block Grants

Missouri legislators are considering a measure that would allow the state to fold into a proposal that has become a popular GOP refrain: Convert funding…

City officials are bullish about a comprehensive data analysis aimed at providing guidance to steer money more strategically for housing and community…

When a Board of Aldermen committee made changes to St. Louis' community development block grant recommendations, it showed the city's legislative branch…

When St. Louis changed how it divided out community development block grants, it marked a major sea change in how St. Louis government functions --…

On this week's show, we're joined by the president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Lewis Reed. After admitting his "deep, dark secret," Reed talks about how his race against Mayor Francis Slay changed the governing calculus at City Hall, and whether the balance of power is shifting in favor of the mayor. We conclude with the topic du jour - the renewed conversations around merging St. Louis city and St. Louis County

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - After weeks of legislative debate over the new process for splitting up the money, the St. Louis…

Development and social service agencies are taking stock today after the St. Louis Board of Aldermen gave preliminary approval to a measure that…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The Board of Aldermen is mulling over how to divide the city’s share of federal community development…